Bluefin acquires ex-Willis Network broker

Bluefin has acquired Yorkshire-based broker Northern Alliance Brokers, making this the company’s sixth acquisition of the year, Insurance Times has learned.

Northern Alliance was previously a member of Willis Network.

All members of staff have been retained and the existing management will continue to lead the team adding to Bluefin’s existing presence in Yorkshire.

Northern Alliance director Dan Maltby said: “It’s a pleasure to complete this deal to become part of Bluefin, a broker with significant reach and influence across the industry and a commitment to client service very much in line with our own. We look forward to growing as part of Bluefin using their significant experience in Yorkshire and nationwide.”

Bluefin chief executive Robert Organ added: “We’re delighted to welcome Northern Alliance Brokers into the Bluefin group. Its Wakefield location and the make up of it’s book, including a noteworthy specialism in renewable energy, makes Northern Alliance an ideal fit for Bluefin and our strategy of acquiring top performing, specialist businesses.”